Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-04-28
LOCAL NEWS.


day.
The primitive cry of the curlew Is heard
in the land.
Unaler-Shcrim ARNOLD visited Maiden
first of the week.
Harry Warner, Of Wolf creek was in
town this week.
Camill IIogue is having II glass front
mndefor his meat market.
DIR. Hanson has set ont n number Of
trees in front OF his property.
Leuts. Macdonald and Tramb, of Fort
Magnnis, visited Lewstown Monday.
Messrs. Pounds. Sellers and Humphreys
were over from Cottonwood, Tuesday
Remember the sale of the Baro estate,
ON Saturday. the lith day of May.
W.Jones has been awarded the mail con.
tract from Mar,insdale to Ubet for sara
May-lay party at Cottonwood to NOR
row night, and in Lewistown Monday
night
T. e. Power & Bro. received their first in
voice of freight yesterday. II came win
the Big Muddy"
Dr. Lapalme is teaching a French class
and \. NJ. Erickson.
Gabriel Dumont was in Billings last week
and is now en- route TO Lrwistown. All
hail, the arrival Of Gabriel.
The clerk Of the weather should temnrr
the@nd To the young lambs which ire now
,l.,il, ma, i.y l,..ir .,,,,,,r,pcn
Where is the Book? The Book is at
Icnsen's Iewis.own Beer Hail. 90 and
sample it. 1t viii make you smile out
loud.
Al. Hedges, mann ger Of the Tim Sheep
Ranch. On Mcdonald creek, WIS in town
yesterday ras,.ing help for the SCISSORS
work.
Preparations are bring made to raise tie
Lewi-town hotel to II level with the Grade
of Main sire. in front crowley's livery
stable
SIR. John Cha .'i''r. y mo has been spend
ing the winter " h bis brother. ~ P.)
expects To leave IL Louisiana in few
days to remain permanently.
Read notice OF administrators sale Of
Bnro estate. on second page. You may
find something in the lis; Of effects TO he
sold which you are in need Of
The bank friend Moe. and safe will
open up soon. Cut this on, aud paste it
IA your hat rs the first deposition is to get,
We are reliably informed. a chrome.
Messrs. John Chandler and Dr. Stone Of |
IT Maginnis, came over first of the week !
On fishing trip. Mr.. Chandler is anexpert
with the rod and met with good success.
Sam. kohlberg, of Benton, arrived in /
town Monday 10y private conveyance. lie
says the prospects 81 the river metropolis
were never better than they are at present.
The concentrator ordered by Mrs &. l.. !
Meadow has arrived and will be shipped to
Maiden to be used in the mines of L. w.
Meadow as soon as teams can be obtained.
-t;azette.
w. W. Dewitt has commenced work ON
the ~ foot addition To his store. When
completed he will have Ms neat and com.
modions store-room as any merchant
could desire
W. W. Humphreys, foreman of the ID
ranch, came tn town Tuesday from Great
Falls, where he has been defending n land
contest, and attending to other business
for some weeks.
sheep men are watching this weather
with great deal Of anxiety. The lambing
season is AZ hand but the weather is any
thing but favorable at this writing. There
may be n change for the better in "A few
days, however.
Th"r. Cruise bought this week of Huntley
4 Clark. a very fine Montana stallion,
which they shipped to this point to-day,
and was received by T. &. Gray, manager
Of Cruises ranch at Flat Willow. where it
will he taken. 1t is four years old weigh
ing over 1900 pounds.
Messrs Saulsberry & Corbin, who have
been inspecting their stage lines in this Sec
make some needed improvements.
We understand four horse coaches will be
run between Maiden and Billings as well as .
ON the Junction line. This line has been
greatly in need OF better stock for some
time.
Mr.. Len Lewis. Of the Lewis Live Stock
N'.' '''' isos"h' nas just dfriEe1 rom
the states with a ear load Of imported and :
grade draft stations, some of which are
offered for sale at Prices that cannot be
duplicated, quality of stock considered
lie has representatives of all the draft
breeds.
\ ferry boat will be put in the Missouri
river at Judith this spring by c. w Roch-
ester who is in the city making arrange.
ments for building IL. II will be fully the
size ~ the boats in the river at Fort Ben.
lon. Such boat at Judith will undouht.
IDLY prove a paying invest ment. - River
Tress.
From SO 10 go actually saved ~ Iur-
chasing through stage and railroad ticket Z
% points in Uniia'I States and Canada, via
Billings, He,:on and Maiden Stage Line
'o,ere.l coaches to the railroad. Choice OF .
routes from IT. Paul allowed purchaser of
ticket. For rates and .ur,her particulars,
all on or address. 4 8. Thompson. agent. G
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